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The episode discusses the implications of alpha-gal syndrome, a tick-borne allergy that challenges traditional views on food allergies.

Send us Fan Mail Tick-borne animal product allergy, clinically designated as alpha-gal syndrome (AGS), represents a paradigm-shifting discovery in immunology that challenges the conventional protein-focused model of food allergies. Carb not protein. Vector rather than gut-induced. Delayed IgE reaction. The recognition that a carbohydrate molecule called galactose-alpha-1, 3-galactose (alpha-gal) serves as the trigger fundamentally altered the understanding of allergic responses, moving beyon...

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Hosts: Nick McGurk, Dr. Ron Dummar

Topics covered

• tick-borne diseases
• food allergies
• natural remedies
• immunology
• alpha-gal syndrome
• health risks

Keywords

• alpha-gal syndrome
• tick-borne allergy
• food allergies
• immunology
• natural remedies
• IgE reaction

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Organizations: alpha-gal syndrome, immunology, IgE, galactose-alpha-1, 3-galactose

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